Vintage West African Acrylic and Ink Painted Barber Sign

Item Details

Artist unknown
Untitled, 20th century
Acrylic and ink on wood panel
Unsigned

A vintage West African acrylic and ink barber sign on wood panel, likely painted by a self-taught sign painter. This sign advertises a variety of hairstyles and may have hung on a tree or in a market stall.

Condition

- surface irregularities; tack hole to the upper center of board; bowing to board; accretion; nicks to edges.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMG239371